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Results of visitor expenditure survey for the 4th quarter of 2017
Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that total spending (excluding gaming expenses) of visitors was MOP18.19 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, up by 23.0% year-on-year and 14.2% quarter-to-quarter. Total spending of overnight visitors (MOP14.78 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP3.41 billion) rose by 22.9% and 23.1% respectively year-on-year. For the whole year of 2017, total spending of visitors reached MOP61.32 billion, an increase of 16.4% from MOP52.66 billion in 2016; total spending of overnight visitors (MOP49.75 billion) and same-day visitors (MOP11.57 billion) went up by 18.2% and 9.5% respectively.
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Visitor arrivals in Macao surged by 6.5% to exceed 960,000 during Spring Festival Golden Week
Lasting from 15 to 21 February, the Spring Festival Golden Week of Mainland China has come to an end. According to preliminary statistics, Macao welcomed over 960,000 visitor arrivals (non-resident employees and students excluded) during the Golden Week, up by 6.5% over the corresponding period of last year.
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“8.23”Typhoon Caused Macao an Estimated Economic Loss of MOP12.55 Billion
After the catastrophic typhoon Hato struck Macao on 23 August 2017, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) conducted estimation of the economic losses on housing and vehicles of households, shops, public facilities, etc. caused by the typhoon based on preliminary information available at that time. The preliminary estimates indicated that the economic losses caused by Hato to Macao amounted to MOP 11.47 billion, comprising MOP 8.31 billion of direct losses and MOP 3.16 billion of indirect losses.
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Ordering New Philatelic Products
To facilitate the public and philatelists for ordering new philatelic products, please note the followings:
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Commemorative postmark cancellation service of “134th Anniversary of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau”
Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop located at General Post Office and the Communications Museum, from 9:00 to 17:30 on 1st March 2018 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “134th Anniversary of Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau”.
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Commemorative postmark cancellation service of “12th Anniversary of Communications Museum”
Macao Post and Telecommunications Bureau announces that a Temporary Post Counter will be set up at our Philatelic Shop located at General Post Office and Communications Museum, from 9:00 to 17:30 on 1st March 2018 to provide the commemorative postmark cancellation service for the “12th Anniversary of Communications Museum”.
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Rules for using Macao car park at HKZM Bridge published
A car park on the Macao side of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao (HKZM) Bridge will be available for Macao-bound users of Hong Kong-registered vehicles that have registered in advance, according to an Executive Order.
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UM scholar publishes paper in top linguistics journal
Ronald Fong, an assistant professor from the Department of English, University of Macau (UM), recently published his paper titled ‘Chinese Motion-Directional Construction: A Conceptual and Cognitive Analysis’ in Studies in Chinese Linguistics, one of the most prestigious journals in the fields of linguistics and Chinese language. An international academic publication dedicated to the comparative study of Chinese language and linguistics, the journal provides a platform for research studies of comparative linguistics and dialectal grammar with a comparative approach. Published by De Gruyter, the journal has a long history and has recently shifted its focus to linguistic theory and its relationship to the Chinese language.
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